Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
Venue: “Dinning” Room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Largo Necessidades 58, 1350-115 Lisboa, PORTUGAL
Working language: English
14:30-15:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
15:00-15:30 Opening Remarks
Mr. Paulo Rangel, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal (15 min)
Mr. Ömer Bolat, Minister of Trade of Türkiye (15 min)
15:30-15:50 Signing of the MoUs
MoUs to be signed between DEIK-AICEP, DEIK-AEP and DEIK-Unicorn Factory/Startup Lisboa
(H.E. Paulo Rangel, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal leaves; the Meeting continues)
Opening statement by the President of AICEP, Ms. Madalena Oliveira e Silva (5 min)
Opening statement by the Deputy President of DEIK, Mr. Burhan Özdemir (5 min)
15:50-16:35 Türkiye-Portugal Construction Sector Roundtable Meeting
Opening statement by the President of Turkish Contractors Association (TMB), Mr. Erdal Eren (5 min)
Major infrastructure developments in Portugal, by the Secretary of State for Infrastructure of Portugal,
Mr. Hugo Espírito Santo (25 min)
Q&A Session (15 min)
16:35-17:30 Türkiye-Portugal Multisectoral Business Roundtable Meeting
Portuguese Economic Overview by the Secretary of State for the Economy of Portugal, Mr. João Rui Ferreira (15 min)
Presentation of the Turkish participating multisectoral companies (2 min each)
Remarks by Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat, Minister of Trade of Türkiye on bilateral cooperation potential (10 min)
17:30-18:30 Networking
*Water and coffee stations are available throughout the afternoon